2.  Parenting is the process of raising and
educating a child from birth until
adulthood.
 This is usually done in a child’s family by
the mother and the father ( the
biological parents )
 MOTHER= IS THE NATURAL OR SOCIAL
FEMALE PARENT OF AN OFFSPRING.
 FATHER= IS TRADITIONALLY THE MALE
PARENT OF A CHILD.

3.  1. Authoritative parenting
* Democratic or balance parenting.
Ii has a give and take nature.
* It encourage children to be
independent but still places limits and
controls on their actions.
* Authoritative parents sets limits and
demand maturity but when punishing a
child, the parent will explain his or her
motive for their punishment.

4.  Parent are attentive to their children's
needs and concerns and will typically
forgive and teach instead of punishing if
a child falls short.
 Result in children having a higher self
esteem.
 This is the most recommended style of
parenting by child rearing experts.

5.  Also called strict parenting.
 Characterized by high expectations of
conformity and compliance to parental
rules and directions.
 It is a restrictive punitive style in which
parents advise the child to follow their
directions and to respect their work and
effort.

6.  Authoritarian parents expect
much of their child but generally
do not explain the reason for the
rules and boundaries.
 Authoritarian parents are less
responsive to their children’s
needs and are more likely to
spank a child rather than discuss
the problem.

7.  Permissive parents want to and tend to
give up most control of the home and
family life to their children.
 Parents make very few rules and even
when they do decide to make a rule,
the rules that they make are usually not
enforced all the time or properly.
 Parents want children to feel as if they
can be free to do or say as they wish.

8.  This is also called uninvolved, detached,
dismissive or hands- off parenting style.
 The parents are low in warmth and
control and are generally not involved in
the child’s life.
 Parents are emotionally unsupportive of
their children but will still provide their
basic needs.

9.  Refers to the ability of
the couple or parents
to respond to the
needs and aspiration
of the family and
children.

10.  The size of the family should be a shared
responsibility of couples or parents based
on their available resources and the
standard of living they wish to achieve.
 By waiting to get married and have
children, young people can give
themselves more time to pursue the
things that can help to make them
better partners and parents- education,
employment, personal maturity, self
confidence etc